The Center for Documentation and related archaeoastronomy

Abstract

The Department of Archeoastronomy, seeks to enrich and organize their bibliographic order to perform their duties with more solvency acquis. The effort has been obtained by all means possible books, magazines, videos and websites with information on archaeoastronomy and related sciences.

The objective is to collect literature on archaeoastronomy and related to the better performance of our research and teaching fields and to collaborate with other researchers and students. She began with an inventory of bibliographic material available Archaeoastronomy department, in order to assess immediate needs and strengths to the formation of the Documentation Centre. Conditioning has a work area and has placed upon existing literature organization. It has contacted individuals and institutions for grants and / or exchanges, budget is sought to buy books or magazine subscriptions, tabs for all referrals are made, was obtained digital material and placed in folders, revision is made scientists internet sites, videos for presentations are obtained and institutional documentation centers are reviewed.

It seeks to have a documentation center unique in its kind, organized and accessible to teachers and students, allowing a proper developing teaching and research in the department of Archaeoastronomy. We conclude that the lack of suitable bibliographic material hinders the learning. The existence of updated bibliography promotes improved education, research and cultural development. Something that we seek to support the Documentation Centre.

Revista Ciencias Espaciales, Vol.4(2) 2011, 67-88